---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Fletcher Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:37 AM Subject: RE: CBM/MHOF MOU To: Brian Connolly Cc: Mike Tatoian , Tim Haffner Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Dear Brian and other Victus team members: I am in receipt of your response to my email of August 13th. I am very disappointed by its surprising content, which disregards numerous key facts. Its message creates serious questions about the desire and ability of the Chicago Baseball Museum (CBM) team to continue with this project should a more reasonable approach not be presented to my people and me. As you know, the sole entity maintaining the good name, assets, intellectual property, and web site of the primary reason for this project, the baseball museum, is the CBM. Namely, that would be me and the very people you propose not to be used as consultants. Further, sole financial support has come from me, and my team has worked for below-market fees. In contrast, before providing any further work on this project, Victus waited until it had recently secured a third contract with the City of Whiting. Therefore, the CBM team will not provide further benefits to the Whiting project until both a reasonable resolution of all issues and workable agreement with the City of Whiting occur to move this project forward. I believe I made this very clear in our July 12th meeting with t Mayor Stahura. We recognize Victus’ business acumen and the enthusiasm for the dual-museum project. However, there is no substitute for connected "boots on the ground" people who not only realize the type of compelling Chicago-centric content required in this modern museum, but also know how to handle sports celebrities and media decision-makers in this market. These relationships are crucial to marketing the museum. Most significant, we have a turnkey relationship with an eager major donor, whom we have identified to the Mayor, to jump-start this project. Frankly speaking, Victus simply has no connection to those people, no roots in the market and has played no role in building the existing nonfinancial capital essential to the success of such a project. The CBM team has vast experience working in the Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana and greater Midwest media markets and extensive contacts with dozens of baseball people, including current and former players. Among those players are many National Baseball Hall of Fame members; that elite group includes numerous Chicago-oriented members Hall of Famers. We have identified several viable fundraising prospects to help finance the build-out. The valid points made in your emails are understood and respected. However, Victus does not have a monopoly on good ideas and appears unfamiliar with the key components CBM brings to this endeavor. We help our partners avoid unpleasant surprises and unanswerable questions, while consistently producing the many benefits described above. Let’s work together to continue that necessary and proven performance. I will reach out to Mayor Stahura to address this situation. DJ Fletcher